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<div class="fp-title"><span class="fp-number">Livre 2, Fable 8</span><span class="fp-text">LE CERF ET LES BŒUFS</span></div>
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<div class="fp-title"><span class="fp-number">Liber II, Fabula VIII</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">CERVUS AD BOVES</span></div>
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<td class="fp-left"><span class="fp-paragraph"><span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">1&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">Forcé dans les retraites profondes de la forêt,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">2&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">aveuglé par la crainte, un Cerf, pour fuir la mort</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">3&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">qui le menaçait, gagna une ferme voisine,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">4&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">et se cacha dans une étable qui s'offrit à lui.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">5&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">Un Bœuf le vit et lui dit&nbsp;: «&nbsp;Malheureux&nbsp;!</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">6&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">tu cours à ta perte,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">7&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">en cherchant un refuge sous le toit des hommes.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">8&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">—&nbsp;Ayez pitié de moi, répondit le Cerf suppliant ;</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">9&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">à la première occasion, je reprendrai ma course.&nbsp;»</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">10&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">La nuit vient et succède au jour ;</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">11&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">le bouvier apporte le feuillage, mais sans voir le Cerf.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">12&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">Les paysans vont et viennent,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">13&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">et nul ne l'aperçoit. Le fermier lui-même passe,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">14&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">et ne se doute de rien. Le Cerf alors, plein de joie,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">15&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">remercie déjà les Bœufs de leur discrétion</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">16&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">et de l'hospitalité qu'ils lui ont donnée si à propos.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">17&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">Nous désirons que tu te sauves, lui dit l'un d'eux ;</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">18&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">mais si l'homme aux cent yeux arrive,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">19&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">ta vie court un grand danger.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">20&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">Comme il parlait encore, le maître lui-même sort de souper.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">21&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">Il avait récemment trouvé ses Bœufs en mauvais état,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">22&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">et dit en visitant les râteliers&nbsp;: «&nbsp;Pourquoi si peu de feuillage&nbsp;?</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">23&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">La litière n'est point faite&nbsp;? Ôter ces toiles d'araignées,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">24&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">est-ce un si grand travail&nbsp;? En faisant sa revue,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">25&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">il aperçoit la haute ramure du Cerf,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">26&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">il appelle aussitôt ses valets, et fait tuer</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">27&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">et emporter l'animal. Cette fable prouve que,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">28&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">dans ses affaires, nul ne voit plus clair que le maître.</span></span></span></td>
<td class="fp-right"><span class="fp-paragraph"><span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">1&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">Cervus nemorosis excitatus latibulis,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">2&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">ut venatorum fugeret instantem necem,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">3&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">caeco timore <span class="fp-manuscript" title="Afficher le manuscrit (édition paléographique)"
>[<a target="fppithoeanus" href="http://www.archive.org/stream/lesfablesdephdr00robegoog#page/n89/mode/1up">p.26</a>]</span> proximam villam petit</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">4&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">et oportuno bovili se condidit.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">5&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">Hic bos latenti&nbsp;: «&nbsp;Quidnam voluisti tibi,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">6&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">infelix, ultro qui ad necem cucurreris</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">7&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">hominumque tecto spiritum commiseris&nbsp;?&nbsp;»</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">8&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">At ille supplex&nbsp;: «&nbsp;<span class="fp-correction" title="Bos  (orig. avec err. de synt.)"><span class="fp-difference">Vos</span></span><span class="fp-original" title="Vos  (err. de synt. corr.)"><span class="fp-difference">Bos</span></span> modo, inquit, parcite ;</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">9&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">occasione rursus erumpam data.&nbsp;»</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">10&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">Spatium diei noctis excipiunt vices.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">11&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">Frondem bubulcus affert, nec ideo videt.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">12&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">Eunt subinde et redeunt omnes rustici,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">13&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">nemo animadvertit ; transit etiam vilicus,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">14&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">nec ille quicquam sentit. Tum gaudens ferus</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">15&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate"><span class="fp-correction" title="boves  (orig. avec f. de gram.)"><span class="fp-difference">bovibus</span></span><span class="fp-original" title="bovibus  (f. de gram. corr.)"><span class="fp-difference">boves</span></span> <span class="fp-correction" title="quietos  (orig. avec f. de gram.)"><span class="fp-difference">quietis</span></span><span class="fp-original" title="quietis  (f. de gram. corr.)"><span class="fp-difference">quietos</span></span> agere coepit gratias,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">16&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate"><span class="fp-correction" title="hospicium  (orig. avec f. d'orth.)"><span class="fp-difference">hospitium</span></span><span class="fp-original" title="hospitium  (f. d'orth. corr.)"><span class="fp-difference">hospicium</span></span> adverso quod <span class="fp-correction" title="prestiterint  (orig. avec var. orth.)"><span class="fp-difference">praestiterint</span></span><span class="fp-original" title="praestiterint  (var. orth. corr.)"><span class="fp-difference">prestiterint</span></span> tempore.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">17&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">Respondit unus&nbsp;: «&nbsp;Salvum te cupimus quidem ;</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">18&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">sed ille qui oculos centum habet si venerit,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">19&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">magno in periclo vita vertetur tua.&nbsp;»</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">20&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">Haec inter ipse dominus a cena redit</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">21&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">et quia corruptos viderat boves nuper,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">22&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">accedit ad <span class="fp-correction" title="presepe  (orig. avec var. orth.)"><span class="fp-difference">praesepe</span></span><span class="fp-original" title="praesepe  (var. orth. corr.)"><span class="fp-difference">presepe</span></span>&nbsp;: «&nbsp;Cur frondis parum est&nbsp;?</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">23&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">Stramenta desunt&nbsp;? Tollere haec aranea</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">24&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate"><span class="fp-manuscript" title="Afficher le manuscrit (édition paléographique)"
>[<a target="fppithoeanus" href="http://www.archive.org/stream/lesfablesdephdr00robegoog#page/n90/mode/1up">p.27</a>]</span> quantum est laboris&nbsp;?&nbsp;» Dum scrutatur singula,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">25&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">cervi quoque est alta conspicatus cornua ;</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">26&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">quem convocata jubet occidi familia</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">27&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate"><span class="fp-correction" title="praedumque  (orig. avec f. de voca.)"><span class="fp-difference">praedamque</span></span><span class="fp-original" title="praedamque  (f. de voca. corr.)"><span class="fp-difference">praedumque</span></span> tollit. Haec significat fabula</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">28&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">dominum videre plurimum in rebus suis.</span></span></span></td>
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<div class="fp-translator">Traduit par M. E. Panckoucke, 1864</div>
<div class="fp-la-fontaine">Lire la fable de La Fontaine&nbsp;: <a href="http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/L%E2%80%99%C5%92il_du_Ma%C3%AEtre">L’œil du Maître</a></div>
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